Yesterday, after finding this site, I enrolled in HelpOthers!
Some really great stories got my own creative juices flowing. Living near a hospital, I decided to give flowers to one of the elderly people I often see there.
I hopped on my bicycle and did not let the hesitancy I felt overcome me. I was going to do this - period!
There she was, an elderly woman in a wheel chair with a man sitting beside her on the low stone wall around side of the hospital building. I zipped on over to a flower stall in the nearby market and bought a bunch of pink lilies and some baby breath. The kind lady wrapped them up and off I went.
The elderly couple were still there when I got back. But they looked like they might be about to leave.
I approached them. The woman, with her gray hair cut very short and a tube in her nose, looked at me blankly as I bent down to give her the flowers. Her husband took the flowers and placed them on her lap. Then she managed to take them in her hand.
As the three of us looked at each other, I was surprised that the usual polite refusals of the Taiwanese were not said. The man and I locked eyes as he repeatedly said XieXie -Thank you!
I smiled and stood there for a few moments then rode off.
Today, I bless them for their presence and thank them for allowing me to help.
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- Posted by enpai
- May 3, 2012
- Comments (8)
Readers Comments
pond wrote: Thanks. When we have no one, a little thing is really precious.
Blessed2BKind wrote: Very nice story thanks for posting, many blessings to you as you bless others :)
Tim wrote: I loved your last comment, thanking them for allowing you to help. That, enpai, is the true beauty of this story. Bless you.
Bluebell wrote: I am really happy that your creative juices are flowing, be prepared for an overflow lol. Thank you for sharing your story it was beautiful to see pure kindness in action. Thank you for being who you are and keep those creative juices flowing lol. Love and Light and a Thousand Smiles, Bluebell
unknown wrote: cool ! that's what I call a connection ... xiexie enpai :)
1golddragonfly wrote: Welcome to the group! This was a very kind gesture. Enjoy and have fun!!!
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great! May you be infected with kindness that you must share. This was a great way to do it too. Keep up the great work! :)
